Three women and a child model their summer fashions for the July issue of Moniteur de la Mode. The woman on the left wears clothing that suggests she is a servant of the woman at center, and indeed she holds the child as well as a paddle that...

A woman and boy look directly at the viewer, the seated woman holding the standing boy at his waist next to her on a bench. The woman wears a long sleeved white empire waist gown with a black tight-fitting bodice, laced up the center front. The...

We see an elegant couple as they leave their box at the Paris Opera. The woman wears a long yellow silk gown, with a three-quarter length blue silk cloak over it. The cloak is trimmed along the edges with a wide band of scrolled trimming, and is...

A woman and two children stand in a well-appointed parlor. The older girl, who leans against the arm of a blue-striped silk upholstered chair, wears a blue redingote fastened with buttons to the waist. Her white elaborately-embroidered dress, with...

Standing in a well-appointed room, two women and a girl display their New York fashions for September, 1872. The woman on the left stands with her back toward the viewer so that we see the details of her outfit. Her ankle length underskirt has a...

Two women and a girl stand in a well-appointed French parlor during France's Second Empire period. The woman in the center wears a blue dress with a three-tiered skirt and three-quarter sleeves. The dress is accented with bands and square motifs of...

Three children gather around a baby in an effort to entertain the child before its christening ceremony. The child wears a long white ruched christening gown trimmed with bands of pleating and lace and a wide pink bow. The child wears an elaborate...

A young women is seated at the piano forte, while her mother looks on, and a younger girl plays with her puppy in the parlor. Sitting in a purple chair, the young woman touches the open musics score, while she begins to play. She wears a white...